Hand baling-press



(No Model.)

, P. POSEY.

HAND BALING PRESS.'

'Pateted June 27, 1893.

Norms nanzns au.. mov-nume.. wvnsmmsrcnmI c4 y Unire rares FAIR PosEY,or QUINCY, MISSISSIPPI.

HAND BALlNe-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,425, dated June 27,1893.

Application tiled February Z7, 1893. Serial No. 463,966. (No model.) v

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, FAIR POSEY, a citizen of the United States, residingat Quincy, in the county of Monroe and State of Mississippi, haveinvented` certain new and useful Improvements in Hand Ealing-Presses;and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference markedthereon,which form a part of this specification.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in balingpresses, and in the class commonly known as ratchet and grapple barpresses, and my invention aims to produce a hand baling press whichshall be simple in construction, and adapted to be operated in ahorizontal or in a vertical position.

To this end and to such others as the invention may pertain, the sameconsists in the novel construction, combination and adaptation of theparts as will be hereinafter more fully described and then specificallydefined in the appended claims.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying drawings, whichwith the letters of reference marked thereon form a part of thisspecification, like letters of reference indicating like partsthroughout the several.

Figure l, is a perspective view of my baling press with the sides brokenaway to better illustrate the ratchet and grapple bar in their operativepositions. Fig. 2, is a horizontal section of a portion thereof. Fig. 3is a vertical section.

Reference now being had to the details of the drawings by letter A.represents an ordinary baling press.

B is an adjustable wall of the press to allow the pressed bale of hay,or whatever material is to be baled, to be released when baled,saidadjustable wall or partition being provided with cleats b, b.

C, C, are braces which surround the press and on one side the braces Care adjustably held in place by interlocking the notches d, d,

thus securely holding the removable side against the pressure of thebale.

E is a trough or guide for the plunger F, said plunger being notched asshown. At any convenient location on the `frame of the press as at G ispivoted a grapple bar made of two parts, the handle H, pivoted to theextensions on the frame of the press, and the engaging dog I, which ispivoted to thc end of the lever I-I, and is provided with a hooked end iand beveled portion i. It will be seen that the dog I will by gravityrest in an engaging p0- sition against the notches of the plunger F,when the press is in a horizontal position, and by lowering the lever,the beveled portion of the dog passes over to the next notch of theplunger.

K, K are pawls which are made of spring steel or other suitable materialand are secured to the side walls of the press in such a manner as tolock the notched plunger in its compressing position, and preventing anybackward movement of the plunger. By the lever and wedge mechanism M andN, (the lever being pivoted to some iiXed part and working through aslot therein, and the Wedge loeing pivoted to the lever between itspivot and its free end) I provide means for releasing the spring-pawlsfrom engagement with the plunger thus allowing the latter to be movedback by the windlass O, for the reception of hay or other material for anew bale.

The operation of my baling press is very simple and its operation willbe readily understood. When the bale of hay is compressed suflciently,and secured by wiring, the pressure is removed, the side wall removed,and the bale released.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim to be new, and desireto secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination with the press having an adjustable wall, of aplunger trough, a notched plunger, a pivoted grapple bar having pivotedhandle, and a dog, the spring pawls pivoted within the press to engagethe notches of the plunger, and the pivoted horizontal lever and a wedgepivoted thereto to separate said pawls,substantiallyas described.

2. The combination with the press having an adjustable Wall, of aplunger-trough, a notched plunger, a. pivoted grapple bar having pivotedhandle, and e dog, the spring pawls pivoted Within the press to engagethe notches of the plunger, the pivoted horizontal lever, the wedgepivoted thereto to separate said pawls, the windlass supported in thewalls of the press and the rope Wound thereon and connected with theplunger at its in- Io 11er end, substantially as deseribed.

In testimony Whereofl affix my signature iu presence of two Witnesses.

FAIR POSEY.

Witnesses:

T. S. HAMPTON, S. A. DALToN.

